Rio de Janeiro - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

In 1947, the U.S. signed a non-NATO treaty in this city that maintained "hemispheric defense" and considered an attack against one as an attack (20[1])against all. (20[1])In this city, the (0[1])Revolt of the Lash was a naval mutiny (20[1]0[2])against corporal (0[1])punishment. Veterans of the War of Canudos (20[2])built a lower-income (0[1])hilltop community in this city. (20[1]0[2])Over (0[1])one million slaves passed through this (20[1])city's (*) Valongo ("vah-LOHN-goo") Wharf. (0[1])The large (0[1])slum (10[1])of Rocinha (10[1])was (10[1])built on a hill in this city. (0[1])John VI of Portugal (0[1])was forced to move (10[1])his (10[2])court (10[1]0[1])to (10[1])this (10[2])city during (0[1])the Peninsular (10[1])War. (10[1])In 1888, a "Golden Law" signed (0[1])in this city by a regent (10[1])to Pedro II abolished slavery. For 10 points, (10[1])Brasilia replaced what port city as the capital (10[1])of Brazil? (10[3])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: Rio de Janeiro (The first line refers to the Rio Pact.)

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Centennial A	23	20
Robert Young Jr	Page	Detroit Catholic Central C	25	20
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson D	29	0
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Milton	37	0
Steven Zhao	Hinsdale Central A	Northmont	37	0
Khang Le	Strake Jesuit A	Fremd	37	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Northview	39	0
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Innovation Academy A	46	20
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Johns Creek	46	20
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Hunter A	49	0
Arjun Murugappan	Irvington	Detroit Catholic Central B	54	0
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Carmel A	54	0
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson A	Detroit Catholic Central A	54	20
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Parkway West	55	0
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	61	20
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Strake Jesuit B	64	0
Keefe Yang	Carmel B	Classen SAS	66	0
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Hunter B	67	10
Josephine Baxa	Lincoln-Way East B	Thomas Jefferson C	69	10
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Solon	70	10
Elijah Tyler	Herron	Walter Payton B	77	0
Ray Zhao	Thomas Jefferson B	Downingtown STEM	81	0
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Uni School of Nashville A	85	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Westwood	86	10
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Walker	86	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Lee's Summit	87	0
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Seven Lakes	87	10
Gugan Thuduppathy	Montgomery Blair A	Walter Payton A	88	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Innovation Academy B	89	10
Yongle Xin	Montgomery Blair B	Glenbrook South	89	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Okemos	91	0
John Szaukellis	Barrington	Centennial B	93	10
Thomas Donelon	Lindbergh	Wayzata	94	10
Samy El-Zahabi	Chattahoochee B	Yukon A	100	0
Teddy Berente	Saint Joseph	Russell	106	10
Anoop Valavoju	Northview	Lexington	114	10
Tiger Wu	Winston Churchill B	Homewood-Flossmoor	122	10
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Lambert A	124	10
Ethan Kral	Northmont	Hinsdale Central A	124	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Thomas Jefferson B	124	10
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Belmont	125	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Carmel B	125	10
Ben Hesser	Walter Payton B	Herron	125	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central B	Irvington	125	10
Daniel Leung	Okemos	Kane County AT	125	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Lambert B	125	10
Aidyn Congdon	Lee's Summit	North Quincy	125	10
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Northside College Prep	125	10
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Saratoga	125	10
Taran Bhandari	Thomas Jefferson D	Thomas Jefferson E	125	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Chattahoochee B	125	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	36	100%	19%	0%	94.00